As of July 2026, Common is best known for Silo and The Chi. Find every show and movie Common has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Common

Common

Actor Born 1972 Chicago, Illinois, USA 5 TV Shows 8 Movies

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.

His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music.

Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels.

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Alongside acting, Common is also known as a rapper.

Common's most notable role to date came in Suicide Squad (2016), where he played Monster T. He also appeared in Now You See Me (2013) as Evans. Most recently appeared in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) as Cassian.

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📺 Common's TV Shows

Silo
Robert Sims
2023
The Chi
Rafiq
2018
Never Have I Ever
Dr. Chris Jackson
2020
Hell on Wheels
Elam Ferguson
2011
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005

🎬 Common's Movies

John Wick: Chapter 2
Cassian
2017
Now You See Me
Evans
2013
Suicide Squad
Monster T
2016
Wanted
The Gunsmith
2008
Terminator Salvation
Barnes
2009
Ocean's Eight
Common
2018
Hunter Killer
RA John Fisk
2018
American Gangster
Turner Lucas
2007

📝 Created / Written by Common

Alice
Executive Producer
2022
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Executive Producer
2025
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Executive Producer
2016

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